Golf-club.



SSSSSSSS N. GOLF CLUB,

T UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

HAROLD SAMPSON, OF DEL MONTE,v CALIFORNIA.

I GOLF-CLUB.

Application filed May 9, 1917.

To all Iwhom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, HARoLD SAursoN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Del Monte, Monterey county, State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Golf-Club, of Which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to golf clubs and particularly to spoons.

An object of the invention is to provide a spoon Which permits playingthe ball in a depressed lie.

Another object of the invention is to provide a spoon adapted to playinga ball in a depressed lie Which sets flat on the ground.

The invention possesses other advantageous features, some of Which, Withthe foregoing, Will be set forth at length in the following description,Where I shall Outline in full that form of the invention Which I haveselected for illustrat-ion in the drawings accompanying and forming partof the present specifieation.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a transverse vertical through the head of the club.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the head of the club.

The club of my invention is provided With a Wooden head 2, preferablyspliced and suitably Weighted. The base of the head is depressed orconcaved transversely and is preferably convexed longitudinally. Securedto the base of the head is a metallic section copies of this patent maybe obtained for Specific'ation of Letters Patient. i

Patented Nov. 5, 1 918.

Serial No. 167,446.

sole 3, preferably formed of brass and conforming to the curvature'ofthe base of the head. The sole 3 is concaved transversely of the head,providing an edge 4 at the face 5 of the head and an edge 6 at the back7 of the head. The edges are so disposed, that When in contact With theground and lying in the proper position, the club has tWo points ofsupport, so that it does not Wabble on uneven ground. The main portionof the sole is raised above the frontand rear edges, so that in 'playingthe ball ina depressed lie, the Whole sole does not strike the ground,thereby alloWing a clean follow through. lVith the edges resting on theground, the club is stable, and the face is disposed at the proper angleof loft. i

By forming the sole on lines Which are convexed longitudinally along itsfront and rear surfaces, the edge at the face of the club is narroW andthe face tapers doWn toWard the sole, presenting a surface Which mayreadily be driven against the ball in a depressed lie.

I claim:

A golf club of the spoon type having a sole formed on lines Which areconcaved transversely and convexed longitudinally along its front andrear surfaces.

In testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Del Monte,California, this 2nd day of May, 1917.

I-IAROLD SAMPSON.

five cents each, by aressing the Gommissioner of atents,

Washington, D. 0.

